INDIAN BANKING RADAR (IBR) - IBPS AFO MAINS INTELLIGENCE MOCK

🔥 PLATINUM SERIES 2.0 | VOL. 171

📅 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 | THURSDAY

🎯 USEFUL FOR: IBPS AFO • AGRICULTURE OFFICER • NABARD • IBPS RRB • AGRICULTURE & BANKING EXAMS

🧠 20-MCQ AFO-MAINS INTELLIGENCE TEST

⏱️ 20 MINUTES | 📝 20 MARKS

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🔥 BEFORE YOU START

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🎯 CORE AREAS

Current Agriculture Affairs • Agronomy • Soil Science

Seed Science • Plant Protection • Fisheries

Animal Husbandry • Farm Management • Agricultural Finance

Agricultural Schemes • Agri-Technology • Rural Development

⚠️ AFO-MAINS APPROACH

Do not choose an option merely because it sounds technically attractive.

Select the option that best combines:

🌱 Scientific validity

💧 Resource efficiency

🌾 Field feasibility

💰 Economic viability

♻️ Sustainability

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🔥 SECTION A — 20-MCQ AFO-MAINS INTELLIGENCE TEST

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Q1. The recent Scientist–Farmer Interaction at ICAR-ATARI Ludhiana focused on which combination of priorities for the upcoming Rabi season:

A. Rabi preparedness, sustainable agriculture and crop-residue management

B. Only expansion of cotton cultivation

C. Only fisheries infrastructure

D. Only export-oriented horticulture

E. Only livestock vaccination

Q2. In the participatory approach to Rabi 2026–27 preparedness, the emphasis is on ensuring timely availability of:

A. Only subsidised farm machinery

B. Appropriate technologies, quality inputs and scientific advisories

C. Only minimum support prices

D. Only crop insurance policies

E. Only agricultural export incentives

Q3. The Global Dryland Congress 2026 covered six major themes. Which combination correctly represents these themes:

A. Irrigation, mechanisation, dairy, fisheries, exports and taxation

B. Seed subsidy, credit, insurance, procurement, storage and logistics

C. Breeding, climate resilience, nutrition and markets, farming systems, seed systems, and gender and youth inclusion

D. Fertiliser pricing, MSP, food processing, dairy, poultry and fisheries

E. Land records, crop loans, warehousing, exports, taxation and rural roads

Q4. The Delhi Declaration on Drylands adopted at the conclusion of Dryland Congress 2026 primarily calls for transforming dryland agriculture through:

A. Expansion of water-intensive crops

B. Greater dependence on imported technologies

C. Reduction of agricultural research cooperation

D. Collaboration, knowledge exchange, innovation and collective action

E. Replacement of dryland farming by irrigated agriculture

Q5. The financial allocation for PMFBY under the Union Budget 2026–27 is:

A. ₹8,500 crore

B. ₹10,000 crore

C. ₹11,440 crore

D. ₹15,000 crore

E. ₹12,200 crore

Q6. Under PMFBY, YES-TECH is primarily associated with:

A. Technology-based crop-yield estimation and loss assessment

B. Weather forecasting for fishermen

C. Livestock breed identification

D. Soil-health-card generation

E. Fertiliser subsidy calculation

Q7. WINDS under the agricultural insurance framework primarily aims to create:

A. A national livestock vaccination network

B. A network for hyperlocal weather data generation and utilisation

C. A national seed-testing laboratory network

D. A fisheries disease surveillance system

E. A national farm-machinery database

Q8. As of 20 July 2026, more than how many Farmer IDs had been created under the Government's Farmer ID initiative:

A. 5.10 crore

B. 7.50 crore

C. 10.18 crore

D. 15.00 crore

E. 20.00 crore

Q9. The Dryland Congress 2026 marked which milestone in the ICAR–ICRISAT partnership:

A. 25 years

B. 30 years

C. 40 years

D. 50 years

E. 75 years

Q10. Under PMFBY, the maximum premium payable by farmers for Rabi food crops is:

A. 1.0% of the sum insured

B. 1.25% of the sum insured

C. 2.0% of the sum insured

D. 5.0% of the sum insured

E. 1.5% of the sum insured

Q11. The recent successful birth of a Badri cattle calf through OPU-IVF technology is significant mainly because it supports:

A. Conservation, multiplication and genetic improvement of an indigenous cattle breed

B. Development of a new buffalo breed

C. Commercial poultry breeding

D. Fish genetic conservation

E. Artificial insemination in goats

Q12. In fisheries development, strengthening cold-chain and marketing infrastructure primarily helps to:

A. Increase soil organic carbon

B. Reduce post-harvest losses and improve market connectivity

C. Increase seed germination percentage

D. Reduce livestock disease incidence

E. Improve groundwater recharge

Q13. A farmer in a groundwater-stressed region wants to diversify from a water-intensive crop. Which approach is most scientifically appropriate:

A. Select the crop with the highest market price irrespective of water availability

B. Increase irrigation to maintain the existing crop

C. Evaluate agro-climatic suitability, water availability, resource constraints and market opportunities together

D. Replace the crop automatically with horticulture

E. Stop cultivation until groundwater levels fully recover

Q14. A soil has high exchangeable sodium, poor infiltration and surface crusting. Which reclamation strategy is most appropriate:

A. Apply sodium chloride and reduce irrigation

B. Apply only nitrogenous fertiliser

C. Apply lime followed by surface compaction

D. Apply gypsum followed by adequate leaching and drainage

E. Apply potassium chloride without improving drainage

Q15. A crop grown on calcareous soil develops interveinal chlorosis predominantly on young leaves. The most likely nutrient deficiency is:

A. Nitrogen

B. Magnesium

C. Potassium

D. Sulphur

E. Iron

Q16. Trichogramma is widely used in biological control because it functions primarily as:

A. An egg parasitoid

B. A fungal pathogen

C. A predatory beetle

D. A bacterial antagonist

E. A nematode antagonist

Q17. In composite fish culture, which combination correctly matches species with their principal feeding zones:

A. Catla—bottom, Rohu—surface, Mrigal—column

B. Catla—surface, Rohu—column, Mrigal—bottom

C. Catla—column, Rohu—bottom, Mrigal—surface

D. Catla—bottom, Rohu—column, Mrigal—surface

E. Catla—column, Rohu—surface, Mrigal—bottom

Q18. During agricultural credit appraisal, a farmer has valuable collateral but weak projected cash flows. Which factor should receive primary attention in assessing repayment risk:

A. Market value of land alone

B. Borrower's age alone

C. Repayment capacity and projected cash flows

D. Number of agricultural implements

E. Size of the borrower's family

Q19. Farm A produces 6,000 kg using 5,000 m³ of irrigation water, while Farm B produces 7,200 kg using 6,000 m³. Which statement is correct:

A. Farm A has 1.00 kg/m³ and Farm B has 1.10 kg/m³

B. Farm A has 1.25 kg/m³ and Farm B has 1.20 kg/m³

C. Farm A has 1.20 kg/m³ and Farm B has 1.00 kg/m³

D. Both farms have equal water productivity of 1.20 kg/m³

E. Farm A has 1.50 kg/m³ and Farm B has 1.25 kg/m³

Q20. Which approach best reflects the current emphasis on converting agricultural research into practical farmer outcomes:

A. Focus exclusively on laboratory research

B. Concentrate only on increasing fertiliser application

C. Focus only on increasing cultivated area

D. Develop technologies without considering farmer constraints

E. Link demand-driven research with technology transfer, farmer participation, markets and field adoption

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🗝️ ANSWER KEY

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Q1.A

Q2.B

Q3.C

Q4.D

Q5.E

Q6.A

Q7.B

Q8.C

Q9.D

Q10.E

Q11.A

Q12.B

Q13.C

Q14.D

Q15.E

Q16.A

Q17.B

Q18.C

Q19.D

Q20.E

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🧮 QUICK CALCULATION

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Q19 — WATER PRODUCTIVITY

Farm A

6,000 ÷ 5,000

= 1.20 kg/m³

Farm B

7,200 ÷ 6,000

= 1.20 kg/m³

🎯 ANSWER: D — Both farms have equal water productivity

📌 FORMULA

Water Productivity = Crop Output ÷ Water Used

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🧠 IBR AFO-MAINS INTELLIGENCE

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🔹 1. RABI 2026–27 PREPAREDNESS

Recent ICAR–farmer interactions emphasise:

🌾 Timely technologies

🌱 Quality inputs

🧠 Scientific advisories

♻️ Sustainable agriculture

🌾 Crop-residue management

🎯 AFO LINK

Input availability + Technology + Advisory + Sustainability

🔹 2. DRYLAND AGRICULTURE

The Dryland Congress 2026 focused on six major themes:

🌱 Breeding for tomorrow

🌍 Climate-resilient dryland landscapes

🥗 Nutrition, markets and policies

🌾 Resilient farming systems

🌱 Seed systems

👩‍🌾 Gender and youth-centred transformation

The Congress concluded with the Delhi Declaration on Drylands (3D).

🎯 AFO LINK

Climate + Soil + Water + Seeds + Farming Systems + Markets

🔹 3. ICAR–ICRISAT — 50 YEARS

2026 marks the Golden Jubilee of the ICAR–ICRISAT partnership.

🎯 Remember

ICAR + ICRISAT = 50 years in 2026

This is an important Agriculture Current Affairs fact.

🔹 4. PMFBY — ₹12,200 CRORE

PMFBY allocation for 2026–27:

💰 ₹12,200 crore

PMFBY provides crop insurance protection against specified agricultural risks and uses technology-driven systems such as YES-TECH and WINDS.

🔹 5. YES-TECH vs WINDS

📌 YES-TECH

➡️ Technology-based crop-yield estimation

➡️ Uses satellite remote sensing and crop-yield models

➡️ Supports objective loss assessment

📌 WINDS

➡️ Weather Information Network and Data System

➡️ Automatic Weather Stations + Automatic Rain Gauges

➡️ Generates hyperlocal weather data

🎯 MEMORY TRICK

YES-TECH → YIELD

WINDS → WEATHER

🔹 6. FARMER ID

As of 20 July 2026:

🌾 More than 10.18 crore Farmer IDs

Farmer ID integration can support:

PM-KISAN

PMFBY

MSP procurement

Agricultural credit

Input distribution

Disaster relief

Technical advisories

🔹 7. BADRI CATTLE — OPU-IVF

A healthy Badri female calf was born on 11 September 2026 through OPU-IVF.

OPU → Ovum Pick-Up

IVF → In Vitro Fertilization

A Badri embryo was transferred into a Sahiwal recipient cow.

🎯 AFO LINK

Elite germplasm + Conservation + Multiplication + Genetic improvement

🔹 8. SOIL SCIENCE — SODIC SOIL

High exchangeable sodium

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Poor soil structure

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Poor infiltration

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Surface crusting

🎯 Management

Gypsum + Leaching + Adequate drainage

🔹 9. PLANT PROTECTION — TRICHOGRAMMA

Trichogramma = Egg parasitoid

It is an important biological-control agent used against several insect pests.

🎯 TRAP

Trichogramma does not primarily parasitise larvae.

🔹 10. WATER PRODUCTIVITY

Water Productivity = Output ÷ Water Used

Higher crop output does not automatically mean higher water productivity.

Always compare output per unit of water.

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